| Jake Postlewait |
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 | Class:
Senior
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| Hometown:
Corvallis, OR
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| High School:
Corvallis HS
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| Height / Weight:
6-0 / 190
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| Position:
P-OF
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| Experience:
3V
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OREGON STATE: 1 of 11 returning starters ... OSU head coach Pat Casey says: "Jake is coming off a great season in both school and summer ball. He should be one of the premier guys in the Pac-10. He's an early-rotation starter and he's our No. 1 guy coming back. He's a senior who's in his fourth year here and he ought to be one of our leaders." ... (2003) All-Pacific-10 first team ... Bill Cloyes Award as OSU's Most Outstanding Pitcher ... Among Pacific-10 leaders through end of regular season, fourth in ERA (3.43) ... 1 or fewer earned runs in 11 of 15 appearances ... May 18 at Arizona, took loss; 5.0 innings, 13 hits, 8 runs, 3 walks, 3 strikeouts ... April 26-May 13, in 4 starts, 2-0 record, 0.93 ERA; 7.1 innings, 6 hits, 1.8 walks, 3.3 strikeouts per start ... May 13 vs. Arizona State, earned complete-game win vs. nation's third-ranked team; 9.0 innings, 9 hits, 1 run, 2 walks, 2 strikeouts ... May 8 vs. George Fox, earned win; 7.0 innings, 1 hit, 0 runs, 3 walks, 5 strikeouts; didn't allow hit for first 4.2 innings ... May 3 at UCLA, no decision; 6.0 innings, 9 hits, 1 run, 1 walk, 3 strikeouts ... April 26 vs. Southern California second game, no decision; 7.0 innings, 5 hits, 2 runs (1 earned), 1 walk, 3 strikeouts ... April 8 vs. Portland, earned win; 5.0 innings, 1 hit, 0 runs, 1 walk, 5 strikeouts ... April 1 at Portland, earned win; 3.0 innings, 2 hits, 1 run, 3 walks, 2 strikeouts ... March 8-March 23, did not pitch ... Feb. 14 vs. Oklahoma State, earned win, 5.1 innings, 4 hits, 0 runs, 2 walks, 3 strikeouts ... (2002) Among Pacific-10 leaders through end of regular season, first in appearances (30) ... 1 or fewer earned runs in 24 of 30 appearances ... 2 or fewer walks in all 30 appearances ... 9 of 30 inherited runners scored ... April 14-April 15 vs. Hawai'i-Hilo, proved his versatility on back-to-back days; April 14, went 2-for-4 with 2 RBIs, 2 runs as designated hitter; April 15, in relief, 2.0 innings, 0 hits, 0 runs, 0 walks, 5 strikeouts ... March 29 vs. Arizona, won in relief; 1.2 innings, 2 hits, 0 runs, 1 walk, 0 strikeouts ... Feb. 1 vs. Oral Roberts, in relief; 4.2 innings, 2 hits, 0 runs, 2 walks, 5 strikeouts ... (2001) April 25 vs. Portland, won in first career start; 4.0 innings, 5 hits, 2 runs, 0 walks, 2 strikeouts ... March 14 vs. Gonzaga, 1.1 innings, 0 hits, 0 runs, 0 walks, 0 strikeouts ... Feb 18 vs. Oklahoma, 1.0 inning, 2 hits, 2 runs (0 earned), 0 walks, 0 strikeouts.
CORVALLIS HIGH: Lettered 4 years for coaches Jason Phillips, Brian D'Alessio ... as a senior, batted .434, 15 RBIs, 17 stolen bases; 9-2 record, 1.38 ERA, 92 strikeouts, 76 innings; all-state second team at pitcher, all-league first team, league Pitcher of Year ... also played football ... 3.2 GPA.
PERSONAL: Majoring in Communications; may become a taxidermist ... born in Oregon City, Ore. ... parents, Fred and Merrie Postlewait; brother, Joe (26); sister, Jill (24) ... uncle Jim Postlewait wrestled for OSU; grandfather ran track and field for OSU ... enjoys hunting, taxidermy ... top athletic thrill was going to State-Metro all-star series as pitcher and being named Most Valuable Player as centerfielder ... prep teammate Kane TenPas also plays for OSU ... favorite athlete is OSU teammate Jake Quiring; favorite movie is M*A*S*H; favorite TV show is Primos the Truth; favorite actor is Paul Newman; favorite book is Thunder Over the Ochocos; favorite vehicle is Chevy Duramax; favorite food is venison; favorite restaurant is Darrell's ... chose OSU because "it's close to my hunting spots."
OREGON STATE CAREER STATISTICS - BATTING
YEAR AVG. G/GS AB R H BI 2B 3B HR BB SO HP SB-ATT TB SLUG
2001 .250 10/1 8 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0-0 2 .250
2002 .444 8/1 9 3 4 3 0 1 0 1 1 1 0-0 6 .667
2003 .000 22/13 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 4 0 0-0 0 .000
TOTALS .286 76/16 21 5 6 4 0 1 0 3 6 1 0-0 8 .381
OREGON STATE CAREER STATISTICS - PITCHING
YEAR ERA W-L Sv G/GS CG Sh IP H R ER BB SO HP WP BK AVG. HR
2001 10.61 1-0 0 6/1 0 0 9.1 17 14 11 4 6 0 0 0 .395 1
2002 5.45 1-2 1 30/0 0 0 36.1 37 22 22 20 29 4 6 2 .276 2
2003 3.43 5-1 0 15/13 1 0 63.0 68 31 24 28 37 0 3 1 .274 3
TOTALS 4.72 7-3 1 51/14 1 0 108.2 122 67 57 52 72 4 9 3 .287 6
